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William K Weston family letters, 1851-1854.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Banks and banking.
- Claims.
- Death.
- Diseases.
- Draft.
- Economics.
- Families.
- Finance.
- Fires.
- Gold.
- Health.
- Law.
- Mines and mineral resources.
- Passenger ships.
- Pioneers.
- Politics and government.
- Postal service.
- Prospecting.
- Seafaring life.
- Storms.
- Voyages and travels.
- Yellow fever.
- California.
- California--San Francisco.
- Caribbean Area.
- Maine.
- Massachusetts--Boston.
- Mexico--Acapulco.
- Panama.
- United States Virgin Islands.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Production:
- [Place of production not identified] : [producer not identified], 1851-1854.
- Summary:
- Twenty-six letters written by the brothers William, Samuel, Henry, and Seneca to their father, Captain Daniel Weston, in Bremen, Maine. William's letters mainly deal with family concerns, such as financial difficulties and health status; they also mention conditions in San Francisco, including business prospects, the fires of 1851, and efforts to establish law and order in the city. Letters from the other brothers describe the voyage to San Francisco from Boston, via the West Indies, including the yellow fever epidemic which claimed the life of Seneca Weston in St Thomas. Includes a few letters to other family members and an 1850 draft for 1,000 dollars sent by William to his father.
- Notes:
- AMDigital Reference: MS 2289
- Collection: Templeton Crocker Collection
- Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from the California Historical Society's North Baker Research Library catalogue.
- Title from publisher's website.
- Description based on publisher metadata (viewed October 30, 2024).
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